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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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